More than 2,500 electric vehicles that entered Nepal through Kerung over the past two weeks remain stranded in Mustang after heavy rain triggered floods, landslides and river erosion along the Beni-Jomsom road. The route has been operating since Friday evening, but difficult road conditions have prevented the vehicles from continuing to their destinations. They are being kept in Mustang while movement along the road remains challenging.
Road disruption leaves vehicles in Mustang
The vehicles had entered Nepal through Kerung, but their onward journey was interrupted on the Beni-Jomsom route after the rain-related damage. The blockage followed heavy rain on Asoj 11, which led to flooding, landslides and erosion by the river. The resulting disruption left the vehicles unable to proceed along the route toward their intended destinations.
The number affected is more than 2,500, and the vehicles arrived through the border point during a period of roughly two weeks. They are now being held in Mustang rather than being delivered onward. The available information does not identify individual owners, importers or destinations, but it establishes that the delay affects a large group of electric vehicles arriving through the same route.
Route operating, but conditions remain difficult
The Beni-Jomsom road has been operating since Friday evening. However, the resumption of road operations has not been enough to clear the backlog. Conditions remain difficult, and the vehicles have not been able to continue their journeys. The distinction is important: the route is no longer described as fully blocked, but access is still not sufficient for the vehicles to be delivered to their destinations.
The reported cause of the disruption is a combination of flooding, landslides and river erosion following the heavy rain. These conditions affected the road and interrupted travel along the corridor. While traffic has resumed, the vehicles remain in Mustang because the route continues to present difficulties. No further details are available about the precise condition of specific stretches, the pace of movement or when delivery journeys can resume.
Deliveries remain delayed
The immediate consequence is that more than 2,500 electric vehicles are waiting in Mustang instead of reaching their planned destinations. Their arrival in Nepal through Kerung and their continued presence in Mustang mark two stages of the same interrupted journey: the vehicles crossed into the country, but road conditions on the Beni-Jomsom route have prevented onward delivery.
The reported account does not provide a timetable for clearing the vehicles or say when road conditions are expected to improve. It also does not specify whether the vehicles are moving in groups or are all being held at one location. What is clear is that the road has been operating since Friday evening, yet the difficulty of travel has kept the vehicles from proceeding.
The situation therefore remains unresolved for the vehicles and those awaiting their delivery. Until the route can be used in conditions that allow the onward journey to continue, the electric vehicles will remain in Mustang. The disruption began after the heavy rain on Asoj 11 and has persisted even after the road resumed operating, leaving the large group of arrivals from Kerung delayed.
